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Old 01-08-2006 | 07:23 PM
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Default RE: What to watch for in model (as a new-bee)

It is customary, at least in the US, to get in touch with a club instructor, then to get familarized with the particulars of flight that are specific to the beginner portion of RC Aircraft. No need to know the entire Aresti chart by memory just yet. Then the Instructor, at least the wise ones will connect two transmitters with a "buddy cord". This allows the instructor to have primary control of the aircraft, with discretionary control given to the student. Meaning??? The instructor takes the plane up to a safe altitude, two or three "mistakes high" and holds down on a switch or button, this then gives the student control of the plane, the instructor then instructs the student what to do. If the student begins to show signs of confusion, or makes a sudden deviation from instruction, the instructor can release the switch and resume control...after a few race track circuits, the instructor lands the aircraft. The next and subsequent flights would involve repetition of learned movements and additional manuevers as well as emergency(stall recovery, simulated deadstick landings, etc) procedures........Hardly any reason to fear the student crashing an aircraft... Guten Aben von Amerika